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No—climate scientists are careful to remove the signal of urban warming from the global temperature record. Even in the raw, unadjusted data, urban heat islands explain a very small fraction of the global climate change we have observed. MIT CS3 Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser explains. (MIT Climate Portal)
MIT experts--including several affiliated with CS3--will examine options for climate-friendly fuels for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail (MIT Energy Initiative)
According to MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate John Sterman, reducing physical and financial climate risk requires both adaptation and mitigation. (Forbes)
MIT Prof./CS3 faculty affiliate Catherine Wolfram one of six MIT faculty members recognized for outstanding contributions to research in the natural and social sciences (MIT News)
A new MIT CS3 study evaluates economic impacts of combining climate and biodiversity action
MIT researchers show where today’s models fall short
When it comes to emissions, individual driving patterns matter as much as how “green” the regional electricity mix is, finds study co-authored by MIT Professor/CS3 faculty affiliate Jessika Trancik (MIT News) (Coverage: NPR)
Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
Living Climate Futures Symposium explores climate challenges and solutions at the community level
A working paper co-authored by MIT professors/CS3 faculty affiliates Christopher Knittel and Catherine Wolfram estimates the costs that climate change imposes on U.S. households (MIT CEEPR)
CS3-affiliated research scientist in MIT AeroAstro's Engineering Systems Laboratory recognized for her work in geography and environmental studies (MIT News)
MIT CS3 Principal Research Scientist Jennifer Morris explains how economists estimate the dollar costs of a warming planet, and how the tools of economics can help us plan for a better, more prosperous future, even in the face of uncertainty (MIT Climate Portal)